ChemBook2600 Series

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Here are links to instructions for setting up Windows operating systems: Windows 95 OSR 2.x and Windows 98.

Please click here for instruction on modifying the Setup Boot disk for use on ChemBooks™.


 

Suspend-to-Disk Partition

  1. Boot up from a bootable DOS disk.

  2. Insert the disk labeled "Utility & Driver Disk".

  3. Change Directory to A:\S2D, and type MIDISK.

  4. You can select either Optimized or Maximum Size. Note : If you select Optimized size and decide later on to add more memory, you will need to repeat this step and re-install Windows.

  5. After partition is created, select Update Now, and reboot the system.


 

Video Driver

Windows 95

  1. Go into "Control Panel" / "Display" / "Settings" / "Advanced Properties".

  2. In the screen for Adapter, click on Change.

  3. Insert the diskette labeled "VGA Driver for Win95", and select Have Disk. Use Browse to point to a:\win95e.

  4. Select Trident 9660/9680/938X, Linear Accelerator for PCI (v.4.02.05.TW.02)

  5. Click on Monitor/Change. Select Show All Devices, and select Laptop Display Panel 800x600.

  6. Click on Close to return to the Settings screen.

  7. Move the Desktop Area slider right to 800x600, and check the box for Show settings icon on task bar.

  8. Click on Apply. Restart Windows when prompted.

Windows NT 4.0

  1. Go to Control Panel / Settings.

  2. Click on Change Adapter Settings, and Click on Change.

  3. From the list of Adapters, select Trident as the manufacturer, and Trident Video Accelerator as the model.

  4. Insert Windows NT CD if necessary, and point to D:\drvlib\video\trident.

  5. Move the Desktop Area slider to 800 x 600, and select either 256 or 65536 colors.

  6. Click on Test to test the new settings. After 5 seconds, you will be returned to the settings screen. Click on Apply or OK for the new settings to take effect.

Windows 3.xx

  1. Insert the diskette labeled VGA Driver for Win3.1 & NT 3.51.

  2. Run "a:\win31e\tinstall" in Windows.

  3. Select Express Setup, and continue to confirm installation paths.

  4. After Setup finishes, restart Windows, and run Screen Control program from Program Manager, and Choose 800x600 for Resolution and 256 for Color.

  5. Choose OK to restart Windows.


 

Audio Driver

Windows 95

  1. Insert the disk labeled Audio Drivers (disk 2 of 4).

  2. Go into "Control Panel" / "System" / "Device Manager" / "Other Devices"

  3. You should see two ESS ES1878 Plug and Play AudioDrive. Double click on the first one, and select drivers/update drivers.

  4. Answer Yes to allow Windows to search for new drivers. Windows will not fine the new driver, so click on Other Locations, and type in A:\audiow95 as the directory.

  5. Windows will find ESS 1878 Control Interface. Click on Finish.

  6. Type in A:\audiow95 again and click on OK to start copying files.

  7. Repeat with the other ESS 1878 Plug and Play AudioDrive in Other Devices to install the AudioDrive drivers.

  8. To install Audio Rack Application, insert Audio Drivers (disk 3 of 4) and run A:\aud32w95\setup from Windows.

Windows NT 4.0

  1. Install Audio Driver

  2. From the Start button, go to Control Panel / Multimedia.

  3. Click on the Devices tab / Add, and select Unlisted Updated Driver.

  4. Insert the diskette labeled Audio Driver disk 2 of 4, and type in A:\aud-nt40 as the directory.

  5. Select ES 1878 Audio Drive 2.00.37, and select OK.

  6. After files are copied, reboot the computer.

  7. To install Audio Rack Applications, insert Audio Driver disk 4 of 4, and run a:\aud32nt4\setup from Windows NT.

Windows 3.xx

  1. Insert the diskette labeled Audio Driver disk 1 of 4 into drive A.

  2. Run a:\audiow31\setup in Windows, and click on Driver Installation.

  3. Reboot the system when prompted.

  4. Run a:\mixerw31\setup in Windows.

  5. Click on Continue, OK to confirm destination directory, OK again to create the directory, and Complete Installation.

  6. Run a:\aud32w31\setup in Windows.

  7. Click on Continue, OK to confirm destination directory, OK again to create the directory, and Complete Installation.


 

PCMCIA Driver

Windows 95

  1. Insert the Windows 95 OEM Setup CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

  2. Copy the CBSS.VXD file from D:\Driver\PCMCIA\Cirrus on the CD-ROM to C:\Windows\System.

  3. Copy the PCMCIA.INF file from D:\Driver\PCMCIA\Cirrus on the CD-ROM to C:\Windows\INF.

  4. From C:\Windows\INF, delete "DRVIDX.BIN" and "DRVDATA.BIN"

  5. Go to Control Panel / System / Device Manager.

  6. Remove the two Cardbus Controllers/Bridges from Other Devices, and the PCMCIA Controller from PCMCIA sockets.

  7. Restart Windows. Windows should rebuild Driver Information Database.

  8. You should see two Cirrus Logic PD6832 CardBus Controller under PCMCIA socket in Device Manager.

  9. If you need to use Cardbus cards in Windows 95, it is recommended that you install Cardworks for Windows 95 at this time.

Windows NT 4.0

Note:If you wish to install both the Windows NT Service Pack and Cardwizard, please install Service Pack before Cardwizard. Otherwise Windows NT will fail to boot.

  1. Insert the disk labeled "Cardwizard for Windows NT", and Run A:\Setup.

  2. Insert the disk labeled PCMCIA Drivers for Windows NT.

  3. Run A:\Setup.

  4. Choose to install support for CL-PD 6832.

  5. Reboot the computer when prompted.

  6. To install Network card: Boot up Windows NT, and insert the card. Cardwizard will detect the card, but you need to click on Correct to configure it. If Networking components are not installed, you will be asked to install it now. Recommended settings for Network card: I/O address 300h, IRQ 11.

  7. To install Modem card : Boot up Windows NT, and insert the card. Cardwizard will detect the card. Go to Control Panel/Modem, and choose Add modem. Allow Windows to detect the card automatically.

Windows 3.xx

  1. Insert PCMCIA Driver for DOS & Win31 in the floppy drive.

  2. Run a:\setup in Windows.

  3. Choose 2 for the number of PCMCIA slots.

  4. Select Custom Installation, and Select OK to confirm the Cardwizard path.

  5. Allow Setup to modify CONFIG.SYS and SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI.

  6. If only network cards and modems are used for the PCMCIA, then deselect the boxes labeled ATA Cards, SRAM

  7. Cards, and FTL Flash Cards. Then, choose Install.

  8. After Setup finishes copying files, remove the diskette and restart the computer.

Configuring Modem
  1. If you want to use Modem and Ethernet cards simultaneously, you will need to disable COM 2 IrDA port from the BIOS.

  2. In the C:\Cardwiz directory, edit the file Cardid.ini.

  3. Set ComIRQ3 to 11, and Lan1IRQ to 3.

  4. In the C:\Windows directory, edit the file System.ini.

  5. In the [386Enh] section, change the setting forCOM3Irq to 11.

  6. Reboot the system.


 

CD-ROM Driver

Windows 3.xx

  1. Insert the diskette labeled Utility & Driver disk into drive A.

  2. Run "A:\cd10x\8710\setup". Files will be copied.

  3. Start Windows.

  4. Insert Windows for Workgroup Disk #6 into the floppy drive.

  5. Add the [MCI] CD Audio in Windows Control Panel/Drivers.

  6. Exit Windows.

  7. Reboot to activate the CD-ROM Drive.


 

Trackpad Driver

Windows 3.x

  1. Insert Utility & Driver Disk into the Floppy.

  2. Run a:\touchpad\english\inst31

  3. Choose continue, and choose to install DOS and Windows drivers.

  4. Press Enter to confirm that C:\GPOINT is the destination directory.

  5. Files will be copied. Press Enter again to update startup files. Reboot when finished.


 

VPM Driver (ZV Port)

Windows 95

  1. Insert the disk labeled "VGA Driver VPM & Capture".

  2. Start MS-DOS Prompt. From the C:\ prompt, type "MD VPM" to create a directory.

  3. Type "CD VPM" to change directory.

  4. Type a:\vpm -d. Files will be extracted to the VPM directory.

  5. Type exit to return to Windows, and go to Control Panel / Add New Hardware.

  6. Choose Next, and choose No to prevent Windows from searching for new hardware.

  7. Choose Sound, Video, and Game Controllers as the Hardware Type. Then choose Have Disk.

  8. Type in C:\VPM\WIN95 as the copy path. You will see Trident TGUI 968x/938x/969x AVI drivers. Click on OK.

  9. Choose Finish to copy the files. Restart Windows when prompted.

Windows 3.xx

  1. Insert the disk labeled "VGA Driver VPM & Capture".

  2. Start MS-DOS Prompt. From the C:\ prompt, type "MD VPM" to create a directory.

  3. Type "CD VPM" to change directory.

  4. Type a:\vpm -d. Files will be extracted to the VPM directory.

  5. From Windows, run C:\VPM\WIN31.


 

Video Capture (Optional)

Windows 95 and 3.xx

  1. Insert the disk labeled "VGA Driver VPM & Capture."

  2. Start MS-DOS prompt, and type "MD CAPTURE" and "CD CAPTURE" to create and change to the directory.

  3. Type A:\capture -d. Files will be extracted to the Capture directory.

  4. From the C:\capture directory, type Setup.

  5. Click on Continue to confirm the installation paths. Files will be copied.


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